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For more than 25 centuries, Homer's "The Odyssey," which was written in the 8th century BCE, has been a foundational work of Western literature. The followup to his Trojan War poem "The Iliad," "The Odyssey" details Greek hero Odysseus' long post-war journey home to Ithaca. He struggles with gods and monsters, shipwreck and sirens on his quest to reunite with his faithful wife Penelope.

"To me, there is something in this text that continues to resonate with people in different parts of the world, across histories, throughout times, in different cultures. ... 'The Odyssey' - particularly Emily Wilson's translation - is so much about the effort to find home and the feeling of being lost in perpetuity, unmoored from our anchor points. To me, the experience of rereading it felt similar to a lot of things I've heard from people about how they're experiencing this moment," Davis said. "Of course, we're all trapped in our houses, but we've lost a sense of home, a sense of community, a sense of togetherness. The attempt for this project was to endeavor to create these virtual connections and to digitally be in a single space at a single time listening to a story that has been told throughout histories, across continents and cultures, to see if we can find ourselves in Odysseus' journey."

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